2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships

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2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
DateSeptember 29 – October 5
Edition35th
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationTokyo, Japan
Venue Ariake Coliseum
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych
Women's singles
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Men's doubles
Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny / Flag of Germany.svg Mischa Zverev
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Jill Craybas / Flag of New Zealand.svg Marina Erakovic
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The 2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 35th edition of the event known that year as the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from September 29 through October 5, 2008.

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The men's field was led by ATP No. 5, Valencia and 's-Hertogenbosch winner, Tokyo defending champion David Ferrer, Dubai, San Jose and Beijing champion Andy Roddick, and Olympic silver medalist, Viña del Mar, Munich titlist Fernando González. Also present were Stuttgart finalist Richard Gasquet, Stuttgart, Kitzbühel, Los Angeles, Washington winner Juan Martín del Potro, Tommy Robredo, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Mikhail Youzhny.

The women's line up included Stockholm and New Haven champion Caroline Wozniacki, Fes and Portorož runner-up, Strasbourg winner Anabel Medina Garrigues, and Wimbledon semifinalist Jie Zheng. Other seeded players were Estoril, Barcelona and Seoul titlist Maria Kirilenko, French Open quarterfinalist Kaia Kanepi, Shahar Pe'er, Tamarine Tanasugarn and Aleksandra Wozniak.

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych defeated Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro, 6–1, 6–4

Women's singles

Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki defeated Flag of Estonia.svg Kaia Kanepi, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1

Men's doubles

Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny / Flag of Germany.svg Mischa Zverev defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dlouhý / Flag of India.svg Leander Paes, 6–3, 6–4

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Jill Craybas / Flag of New Zealand.svg Marina Erakovic defeated Flag of Japan.svg Ayumi Morita / Flag of Japan.svg Aiko Nakamura, 4–6, 7–5, [10–6]

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